Pyramid Explorer

Huaca del Sol

Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru

Adobe pyramid. Height: 41 m. Date: c. 100–800 CE.

Ritual and ceremonial activity, royal residence and burial chambers (Moche). One of the largest adobe structures in the Americas. Built with over 130 million bricks; 41 m is its remaining height (originally about 50 m).

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